Sling
[slɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck.
(noun.) a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released.
(noun.) a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice.
(verb.) hurl as if with a sling.
(verb.) hold or carry in a sling; 'he cannot button his shirt with his slinged arm'.
(verb.) move with a sling; 'sling the cargo onto the ship'.
(verb.) hang loosely or freely; let swing.
Checked by Claudia--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other. The missile being lodged in a hole in the strap, the ends of the string are taken in the hand, and the whole whirled rapidly round until, by loosing one end, the missile is let fly with centrifugal force.
(v. t.) The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke.
(v. t.) A contrivance for sustaining anything by suspension
(v. t.) A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.
(v. t.) A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering.
(v. t.) A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder.
(v. t.) A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast; -- chiefly in the plural.
(v. t.) To throw with a sling.
(v. t.) To throw; to hurl; to cast.
(v. t.) To hang so as to swing; as, to sling a pack.
(v. t.) To pass a rope round, as a cask, gun, etc., preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
(n.) A drink composed of spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.
Checker: Max
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Throw, cast, hurl, fling.
Edited by Erna
Definition
n. a strap or pocket with a string attached to each end for hurling a stone: a throw: a hanging bandage for a wounded limb: a rope with hooks used in hoisting and lowering weights: a sweep or swing: a stroke as from a missile thrown from a sling.—v.t. to throw with a sling: to hang so as to swing: to move or swing by means of a rope: to cast.—v.i. to bound along with swinging steps: (slang) to blow the nose with the fingers:—pa.t. and pa.p. slung.—ns. Sling′er; Sling′stone a stone to be thrown from a sling.
n. toddy with grated nutmeg.
Editor: Milton
Examples
- The poor Hospitaller was hurled from his saddle like a stone from a sling. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Sling thy rifle over thy shoulder and use thy hands to come through the wire. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Surely, too, you remember the story of David and Goliath when the young shepherd prevailed over the Philistine _with a sling and with a stone_. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- There's the worst arm comfortably in the sling once more, and now there remains but the right hand, which is a far easier job. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Let him sling his rifle, another voice said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The lady paused to adjust the sling in which the left arm of the youth was placed, and taking his right arm led him to the garden. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- There were two of them, with rifles slung on their backs and flashlights in their hands and they were shouting too. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Around his neck was slung a tin bottle, as I had often seen his meat and drink slung about him in other days. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Some wore their steel helmets but most of them carried them slung from their packs. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- At his back was a quiver of arrows slung from a leathern shoulder belt, another piece of loot from some vanquished black. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Robert Jordan slung his pack on his back and walked over to the horses to find Maria. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- This little instrument was slung in a case looking like a cartridge box, and its sensitive roll was able to receive 100 successive pictures. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Sola glanced at the accouterments which were carried in my hand and slung across my shoulder. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Yes, and slings were used in European armies until nearly a hundred years after America was discovered. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- There were stretchers lifted and slid into the slings above. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The Use of Slings. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Today shepherds tending their flocks upon these same hills of Syria may be seen practicing with slings like those of David. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It was necessary to lower the animals to the ground in slings and this work occupied the remainder of the day and half the night. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Slinging my harness into a long single strap, I lowered Tars Tarkas to the courtyard beneath, and an instant later dropped to his side. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Maybe you think I am just slinging you a yarn. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Checker: Millicent